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The CR would extend Medicare telehealth flexibilities, including acute hospital care at home and allow for retroactive payments.

Expected drop in next year’s star ratings will be due to the health equity index that includes social risk factors in CMS calculations.

Machine learning and AI can be leveraged for patient personalization to gain trust, especially in underserved populations, which helps close care gaps, says Bob Farrell, CEO of mPulse.

AHA has “substantial concerns” over the vendor payment structure in WISEeR that incentivizes denials at the expense of physician judgment.

The AG wants a restraining order against marketing Tylenol as safe during pregnancy and stop a dividend payout.

States are asked to send letters of intent to apply for the GENEROUS model that launches in 2026.

In addition to language translation, AI plays an important role in interpreting labs and imaging results into plain language for patients to understand, says Tom Gillette, CIO of Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach.

The intent is to improve documentation accuracy, reduce administrative burden and free up time for patient care.

For AI adoption, healthcare board members need to be users of AI, they need to determine the organization’s risk tolerance and there should be strategic alignment with the system’s mission, says Edward Marx, CEO of Marx Advisory.

A partnership with Centers Health Care will expand to include an additional facility in Brooklyn.